METHODOLOGY: Tumor deposits negatively impact colon cancer survival, but the AJCC tumor, lymph node, and metastasis (TNM) staging system only considers these deposits in the absence of positive ...

Colon Cancer Staging Variable for SEER Data (1975-2003): A complex user-defined variable was defined to show colorectal cancer rates by AJCC stage, 5th Edition. The variable was created for use with ...

Ideally, staging systems should exhibit hierarchical logic, with increasing stage reflecting worse prognosis. We sought to evaluate hierarchy within the 8 th edition AJCC staging system for colon ...

It describes the extent to which the disease has spread and, if so, how far it has spread from the primary site. While every person's disease is unique, ...

Cancer staging determines extent of disease, facilitating prognostication and treatment decision making. The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM classification system is the most commonly ...

With respect to breast cancer cases at diagnosis, it is estimated that with the new AJCC staging system, there will be more cases of stage I disease and fewer cases of stage IIA, IIB, and IIIA in ...

Get information about treatments for stage IV colon cancer. Staging Rectal Cancer. Rectal cancer is staged much the same way as colon cancer, but because the tumor is much lower down in the colon, ...